Parks Slow to Reopen After Storm

By

Jennifer Maloney And

Andrew Strickler

Updated Nov. 22, 2012 9:45 p.m. ET

Damage from Sandy has left more than 200 New York City parks officially closed nearly four weeks after the superstorm, and crews this weekend will begin to focus on clearing greenspaces in the boroughs hardest hit by tree damage: Brooklyn and Queens.

The delay stems from overwhelming demand for city tree-removal crews, which have spent the poststorm period focused on reopening streets blocked by fallen timber. But addressing the...